X running REALLY slow

garo · Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 11:40 pm Post subject: X running REALLY slow

I just got a new laptop (Acer TravelMate 2201WLC). I installed gentoo but when I start x (with "startx") it have to wait very long before my default session is started (fluxbox, but i have the same problem if i choose Xsession). When I just start the x server (with "X") it seems to run smooth. When fluxbox is started it also runs smooth, but some applications start really slow. For example, firefox starts +-3x as fast as Eterm (a simple terminal emulator) I am running "x11-base/xorg-x11-6.8.2-r1" on a ATI Radeon 9000IGP Mobility on a 1280x800 LCD screen.
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I tried multiple xorg configurations, with and without ati-drivers. I use xfs but I don't use framebuffer
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zmedico · Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 11:52 pm Post subject:

I have a similar problem when I launch xterm (X consumes 100% cpu for several seconds). When it finally comes up on stderr it says

L41n · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Posts: 85

Possibly it is too obvious but, you have xterm compiled with unicode?

On Fluxbox, more information on like solving the problem exists in http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Make_your_system_use_unicode/utf-8#fluxbox.
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garo · Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 8:24 pm Post subject:

I use UTF-8, so this will probably be the problem. (THANKS!!! It was driving me nuts !)
I'm going to see if it works, and i will continue my whining if it doesn't

EDIT: It works without UTF-8
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zmedico · Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 8:34 pm Post subject:

theBlackDragon · l33t Joined: 23 Nov 2002 Posts: 768 Location: Belgium

Has any progress been made in this matter? I'm having the same problem here and it's really driving me nuts... xterms for example take about 37seconds(!) to start, which isn't really aceptable...
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grzewho · l33t Joined: 31 Dec 2002 Posts: 626 Location: /home/g

i`m also experiencing the same problem with eterm. did anyone post a bug report ?
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zmedico · Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 9:51 am Post subject:

My xterm issue cleared up today when I downgraded from xterm-202 to xterm-200-r2.

[edit]Fixed post, I had it backwards[/edit]
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grzewho · l33t Joined: 31 Dec 2002 Posts: 626 Location: /home/g

great, but how about eterm ?
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zmedico · Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 10:25 am Post subject:

Above garo says it works without UTF-8. It was the same way with xterm. export LANG=C got rid of the symptom. How about you grzewho? I don't see anything like this for eterm in bugzilla.
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